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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Response to "Grad students favor fee raise," DI, Sept. 18, 2012

DI READERS September 20, 2012

In response to your Sept. 19 article in [The Daily Iowan] press, “Grad students favor fee raise” and online, “UI grad students lobby to add student fee for advising services,” we...

Keep free market in new ticket system

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 19, 2012

This November, paper men’s basketball tickets for University of Iowa students will become a thing of the past as the university begins a move toward a new system of electronic ticketing. Under...

Inglis: Push the rail proposal through

MCCULLOUGH INGLIS September 19, 2012

The proposed passenger rail line from Chicago to Omaha via Iowa City has received the endorsement of the University of Iowa Student Government, but the project is hardly a done deal. As the 19-11 vote...

Kuntz: Support the grannies, cut the plastic

KATIE KUNTZ September 19, 2012

Sunday was National Grandparents’ Day, and in Iowa City, a group called 100 Grannies marked the holiday by urging the community to ban plastic bags. These Grannies are concerned for their children’s...

Sen. Grassley: Happy Anniversary, U.S. Constitution

GUEST COLUMN September 19, 2012

It's something we use every day yet rarely take the time to celebrate. It's as solid as the ground beneath our feet and still extremely flexible. It provides the foundation for what it means to be an...

Send funds to elementary schools

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 18, 2012

The Iowa City School Board will take another step toward deciding how best to use millions of dollars in tax money set aside for the building of new facilities at tonight’s board meeting. In 2007,...

Elliot: Film & superstitions

BEAU ELLIOT September 18, 2012

So, an anti-Muslim film made in the United States is roiling parts of the Muslim world, sparking protest after protest in North Africa and the Middle East. Yeah, I know — everybody’s a film critic. Of...

Tuition freeze necessary and doable

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 17, 2012

On Sept. 12, the state Board of Regents encouraged the presidents of the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa to freeze tuition for the 2013-14 academic school...

Ponnada: First-gen programs a plus

SRI PONNADA September 17, 2012

Twenty-five percent of students on campus are the first in their families to go to college, according to a UI press release; 1,100 of this 25 percent are entering our campus for the first time this year....

Bianchini: Pick up a (real) book

FRANCESCA BIANCHINI September 17, 2012

When you think of school, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? For some, it might be dreading the endless amount of homework. Others may cringe at the cost of their textbooks. Me? I think...

Nourafshan: Post-convention politics and shifting perceptions of competence

GUEST COLUMN September 17, 2012

With unemployment still hovering above 8 percent, exploding national debt, and one of the nation’s most polarizing presidents in office, it should be easy for the Republicans to win the White House...

Emergency-voting laws in Iowa should be cast aside

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 14, 2012

On Tuesday evening, an Iowa district judge allowed a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and a Latino-advocacy group against Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz to move forward, as reported...